On 23 May 2012, Romania had hosted in the splendid venue of Palace of Culture and Education the Academic and Diplomatic Conference: ROMANIA-KAZAKHSTAN: 20 YEAR OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS. A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP.<br />The Conference was opened with the speech of H.E. Emil Constantinescu, President of Romania ( 1996-2000). <br />Expressing Romanian Government support for strengthening the Romania-Kazakhstan relation was the Minister of Culture, Mircea Diaconu and other officials. <br />Professor Dr. Anton Caragea had expressed the commitment of Romania in upholding a strategic relation build with Kazakhstan. <br />The High Representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, H.E. Serzhan Oralbayevich ABDYKARIMOV had taken the floor expressing Kazakhstan side appreciation.<br /> The final message was expressed by H.E. Ion Iliescu, President of Romania ( 1990-1996;2000-2004) .<br />After the conference, diplomats and academics present on the venue had visited a Book Exhibition dedicated to Kazakhstan.
